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♂ John Ferguson Godfrey
aliasJohn Godfrey
Record
23425 · 1521

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Nova Scotia 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 19 December 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 10 months
Death 18 December 2023 → 4 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 4 months after 1 August 2008
Special notes
None
 
John Ferguson Godfrey (1942–2023)
© Photo 2006 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John M. Godfrey (1912–2001) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John W. Bosley  m 
⊕ Arthur R. Donahoe  m 
⊕ David Turnbull  m 
 		 ⊕ John Carmichael  m 
⊖ A. Eileen O'Connell  f 
 
Eligible: 13,102 Votes: 9,094 Participation: 69.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
54		 Nova Scotia
6 November 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1551(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 3/3 2,524 27.92% -1,128 Winner:
PC
 3,652 40.40% Arthur R. Donahoe
Eligible: 73,198 Votes: 52,300 Participation: 71.45% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/9 25,874 49.77% +10,763 Loser:
PC
 15,111 29.07% John W. Bosley

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,824 Votes: 49,728 Participation: 72.25% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2963(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/7 26,209 52.95% +11,163 Loser:
PC
 15,046 30.40% Joanne Flint

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,400 Votes: 45,938 Participation: 60.93% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2722(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/6 25,329 55.37% +14,746 Loser:
PC
 10,583 23.14% Michael Murton

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,492 Votes: 51,387 Participation: 66.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1080(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/4 30,615 59.79% +16,120 Loser:
CPC
 14,495 28.31% David Turnbull

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,824 Votes: 53,994 Participation: 68.50% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 771(F) — 1 Feb 2022 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/6 28,709 53.36% +10,801 Loser:
CPC
 17,908 33.29% John Carmichael
After his election:
1 Aug 2008 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 6 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,864 Votes: 50,235 Participation: 62.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5812(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 22,212 44.36% Robert Oliphant

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Ferguson Godfrey, P.C., M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Ferguson Godfrey, C.P., député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Godfrey		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Godfrey		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 13:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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